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How militants used PUBG game features to attack Pakistani police station

A police station in the Swat district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was attacked by militants on August 28, resulting in the death of a policeman and injuries to two others

PUBG, BGMI-maker KRAFTON plans to set up R&D unit in India by next year

PUBG and BGMI-maker KRAFTON intends to set up an R&D facility in India by next year to develop games suited to the Indian culture, company's India business head Sean Hyunil Sohn said. KRAFTON India CEO Sohn said that the details of the facility are yet to be finalised, but the top location choices are Bangalore and Pune. We will continue to launch new games for the Indian market, either sourcing from outside or from India. We will do our best to set up a good quality development team based in India and develop quality games based on Indian culture, he said on the sidelines of IDGS Gaming Conclave. Sohn had earlier told PTI that India was among the top three markets for the company in terms of user base. "India has a huge demand for digital entertainment content, including gaming. We have seen a very fast pace of growth on a year-on-year basis but I think there's a lack of top-quality talent supply into the ecosystem, which has many factors behind that sort of situation. A short ..

Nazara subsidiary to fully acquire Freaks 4U Gaming in deal worth Rs 271 cr

E-sports and gaming company NODWIN will enhance its stake to 100 per cent in its European peer Freaks 4U in a share swap deal valued at around Rs 271 crore, the company said on Friday. Singapore-based NODWIN is a material subsidiary of Nazara Technologies, a company headquartered in Mumbai. "NODWIN Gaming International Pte has signed definitive agreements to increase its existing 13.51 per cent stake in Freaks 4U Gaming GmbH to 100 per cent in tranches through a share swap valued at up to Rs 271 crore (Euro 30.3 million)," the company said in a statement. NODWIN will initially increase its existing stake in Freaks 4U to 57 per cent. "The remaining 43 per cent held by the founders Michael Haenisch, Matthias Remmert and Jens Enders will be swapped at a later time at its option. Existing investors of Freaks 4U Gaming will become shareholders of NODWIN Pte," the statement said. Freaks 4U generated Rs 223 crore (Euro 26.9 million) revenue in 2023. NODWIN acquired a minority stake in F

Dark and Darker Mobile: BGMI maker Krafton releases trailer for new game

BGMI maker has confirmed the upcoming Dark and Darker Mobile game will be available within this year

India among top 5 markets, gamers more willing to pay: Krafton India CEO

India is among the top five markets for PUBG and Battlegrounds Mobile India maker Krafton, even though the country has less than 10 per cent of its total user-base paying for games, company's India business head Sean Hyunil Sohn said. Krafton India CEO Sohn told PTI that India is among the top three markets for the company in terms of user base and the willingness to pay among the gamers is rising. "India is a long-term play for us. The market goes at least 10 or 15 per cent per year. We want to maintain our position and grow with the market. India is among the top five markets for us and in terms of user base it is within the top three," Sohn said. Currently, the company runs Battleground Mobile India (BGMI) shooting game in India, similar to PUBG which was banned by the government in September 2020. The government had ordered to block BGMI but allowed it to re-launch the game in May. Sohn said that Krafton's paid user-base and average revenue per user in India is comparatively l

PubG love story: Seema Haider, partner being questioned by UP police

Pakistani national Seema Haider, her lover Sachin and his father are being questioned by UP's ATS at an undisclosed location in Noida

Gaming Disorder: PUBG-like game addiction makes 15-year-old scream in sleep

Video game addiction landed a 15-year-old boy at a disability institution for counselling and treatment. Know more about Internet Gaming Disorders (ISD), its symptoms and prevention

Grandma plays PubG, what's your game? Profile of gamer is rapidly changing

Women, including senior citizens, are participating in the massive spurt in online gaming in the country

We did not give any recognition to PUBG in India: IOA chief Narinder Batra

"No, IOA doesn't give any kind of recognition which is against the country and the law. We don't allow them to promote any kind of violent games

How banned PUBG is still available, child rights panel asks IT Ministry

In 2020, the government blocked popular gaming app PUBG and others, terming them prejudicial to the sovereignty, integrity and defence of the nation.

Andhra teen kills self after friends mock him over defeat in PUBG

The 16-year-old felt reportedly humiliated after his friends mocked him when he lost the online game and allegedly hanged himself to the ceiling fan

PUBG addict kills self on being denied mobile phone on birthday in Jaipur

The teen, identified as Aaditya Kumar, celebrated his birthday on February 13 and demanded a mobile phone as gift

PUBG owner Tencent plans to take US-listed streaming firm DouYu private

Shares in DouYu, one of Tencent's main platforms for game marketing and China's No. 2 videogame streaming site, surged as much as 17.6% on the news, closing 14% higher on Thursday

PUBG game developer Krafton sues Apple, Google & Garena for copying

Krafton, the developer of famous mobile game PUBG has sued Apple, Google and another game developer Garena in the US for copying and distributing its original battle royale game

No proposal with MeitY to revoke ban on Chinese apps, says Vaishnaw

There is no proposal to revoke the ban imposed by the government on Chinese mobile applications such as TikTok and PUBG, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

Krafton removes 2.5 mn accounts in a month to stem cheating on Indian PUBG

While it permanently banned 2,519,692 accounts, it temporarily banned 706,319 accounts between September and now

South Korean video game firm Krafton bets big on India opportunity

Krafton has inv­e­sted in In­d­ian e-sports and gaming firm NODWIN Gaming ($22.5 million) and gaming platform Lo­co ($9 million)

Tencent Holdings beats estimates with gaming and advertising uplift

Robust demand for games such as "Honor of Kings" and "PUBG mobile" offset a decrease in revenues from its battle royale title "Peacekeeper Elite"

Battlegrounds Mobile India goes live on Play Store for Android smartphones

Developed by South Korean video game developer Krafton, Battlegrounds Mobile India is set in a virtual world, where multiple players employ strategies to battle it out and be the last man standing

PUBG maker plans to raise $5 billion in South Korea's largest ever IPO

The gaming company will sell more than 10 million shares at 458,000 won to 557,000 won apiece.